Super feedbak guys thank you,
Christian Soldier,
For future reference, you might want to try a shorter handle/fade section or a slightly bending handle section.
The handle is 4" and the fades are 1 1/2" Are you saying to elimiate the fades and work them into the 4 inch handle?
Yeah you could do that, in a 'slightly bending handle' (different than a 'bending handle' mind you) the transition is pretty smooth and slight. As Pappy and BH said, you need all the working limb you can get on shorter bows. The solution there is to make the handle/fade slightly working or just use longer staves
. Also as others said, the outer portions of your bow are a little stiff so making those work more would contribute to better cast.
Again I am still fairly new to this archery game so take that into consideration. I have several bows with those exact handle dimensions you gave (minus the cut in shelf), but those are on 5-6 foot bows. You've got to adapt some things when you are working with shorter staves, and one of the easiest ways to do that (IME) is to make a smaller, slightly working handle and shoot off the knuckle (take a look at the plains style bow handles). Just things to keep in mind. Keep on building.
